House report

5643 Matthews St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,042 sqftRM1built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$114K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$100K$200KZIP 19138 (West Oak Lane) median$117K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19138 (West Oak Lane) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record34 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  5. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  6. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  7. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  8. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  9. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  10. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  11. L&I violationPERSONAL PROPERTY EXT OWNER
  12. PermitElectrical
  13. PermitPlumbing
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. PermitAlteration
  16. L&I violationPERMB- REV WK GONE BEYOND ORIG
  17. PermitAlteration
  18. PermitAlteration
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. L&I violationL&I violation
  30. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  31. L&I violationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA
  32. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  33. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: $28K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $29K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$189/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $13,500 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $116,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 122295500
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$27,950.58 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 1997–2015. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$8,584.56 principal$16,305.51 interest$897.39 penalty$2,163.12 other charges
19years recorded 1997–2015tax periods 2022-02-15last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $44,100 total assessment, $44,100 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $29,175.98 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1997$502.90 total · $0.00 principal · $408.78 interest · $17.42 penalty1998$1,056.46 total · $126.82 principal · $717.43 interest · $31.08 penalty1999$1,393.65 total · $444.00 principal · $685.98 interest · $31.08 penalty2000$1,473.40 total · $486.59 principal · $707.99 interest · $34.06 penalty2001$1,841.13 total · $632.56 principal · $863.44 interest · $44.28 penalty2002$2,001.16 total · $714.67 principal · $911.20 interest · $50.03 penalty2003$2,087.10 total · $775.49 principal · $918.96 interest · $54.28 penalty2004$2,198.99 total · $851.52 principal · $932.42 interest · $59.61 penalty2005$2,108.55 total · $851.52 principal · $855.78 interest · $59.61 penalty2006$2,018.12 total · $851.52 principal · $779.14 interest · $59.61 penalty2007$1,927.70 total · $851.52 principal · $702.51 interest · $59.61 penalty2008$1,843.75 total · $854.57 principal · $628.11 interest · $59.82 penalty2009$1,753.00 total · $854.57 principal · $551.20 interest · $59.82 penalty2010$1,662.24 total · $854.57 principal · $474.29 interest · $59.82 penalty2011$1,724.68 total · $939.15 principal · $436.70 interest · $65.74 penalty2012$1,686.67 total · $975.35 principal · $365.76 interest · $68.27 penalty2013$1,639.14 total · $1,010.40 principal · $287.97 interest · $70.73 penalty2014$133.42 total · $89.38 principal · $17.43 interest · $6.26 penalty2015$123.92 total · $89.38 principal · $9.38 interest · $6.26 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,042 sqft livable area
Lot
900 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

5600 block of Matthews St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 23, 2026.

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 34 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-013810 · Completed

    Replace rainleader cesspool.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-035942 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-035942 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2022-035942 · Violation VI-2022-027775 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  5. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2022-035942 · Violation VI-2022-027776 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 713454 · Violation 5227102 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 713454 · Violation 5227101 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 713454 · Violation 5227103 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 630619 · Violation 4653372 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 630619 · Violation 4653371 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. ViolationPERSONAL PROPERTY EXT OWNER

    Case 630619 · Violation 4653373 · Code CP-305B · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. PermitElectrical

    Permit 561418 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE PANEL 32 CIRCUIT,SWITCHES,OUTLETS AND 2 LIGHT FIXTURES.INSTALL 2-10YR SMOKE,1 CARBON AND 2 SMOKE.INSTALL OUTLETS AND 1 GFI PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  13. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 527240 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET AND HOUSE DRAIN

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 286344 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  15. PermitAlteration

    Permit 461452 · CLOSED

    REPLACE SMALL SECTION OF 2ND FLOOR BAY, NEW 2"X4"& NEW PLYWOOD. MUST KEEP SITE CLEAN AND SECURE DURING ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION. MUST POST ALL PERMITS.

  16. ViolationPERMB- REV WK GONE BEYOND ORIG

    Case 435174 · Violation 2744871 · Code A-302.10/3 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  17. PermitAlteration

    Permit 459901 · COMPLETED

    STUCCO WALL IN REAR WITH WIRE.

  18. PermitAlteration

    Permit 435174 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL VINYL SIDING REAR BAY.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 286344 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  20. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 286344 · Violation 2266319 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 286344 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  22. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 181742 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 219131 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 219131 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  25. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 219131 · Violation 1572320 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 219131 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181742 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181742 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  29. ViolationViolation

    Case 181742 · Violation 1282084 · Code A-000.0 · COMPEXCP

  30. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 181742 · Violation 1282088 · Code PM-304.4/1 · COMPEXCP

  31. ViolationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA

    Case 181742 · Violation 1282087 · Code PM-304.2/1 · COMPEXCP

  32. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 181742 · Violation 1282085 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPEXCP

  33. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 181742 · Violation 1282086 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPEXCP

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181742 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 12:21 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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